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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.47
এই বস্ত্র মাতাকে দিহ’, এই সব প্রসাদ ।
দণ্ডবৎ করি’ আমার ক্ষমাইহ অপরাধ ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ei vastra mātāke diha’, ei saba prasāda
daṇḍavat kari’ āmāra kṣamāiha aparādha
“Take this prasādam of Lord Jagannātha’s and this cloth and deliver them to My mother, Śacīdevī. After offering her obeisances, please request her to excuse My offenses.
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The Lord asked that Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam and a cloth be delivered to His mother, Śacīdevī.
He instructed the messenger to offer her obeisances.
He also asked the messenger to request that she excuse His offenses.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “deliver”, “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Is there someone to whom I should offer respect and a sincere apology?
Offer a brief, sincere apology for one offense you have not yet acknowledged.
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